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182. Urges all States to cooperate with each other in the investigation of oil spills at sea, in accordance with applicable international law, including article 94 of the Convention, and to this end, when requested by the affected coastal State in the course of such investigations, to provide any information available ...
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183. Recognizes that all States must fulfil their responsibilities under international law, including the Convention, in the field of search and rescue, and in this regard encourages States and relevant international organizations to strengthen their cooperation in the field of maritime search and rescue at the interna...
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184. Reaffirms the continuing need for the International Maritime Organization and other relevant institutions to provide special assistance to developing countries in the enhancement and enhancement of their capacities in this area, including the establishment, where necessary, of new regional centres and sub-centres ...
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185. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other actors in the field of disembarkation of persons rescued at sea, stresses in this regard the need to implement all relevant and applicable international instruments a...
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186. Invites States to implement the revised Guidelines on Preventing the Access of Illegal Passengers and Sharing of Responsibilities to ensure the satisfactory resolution of cases of clandestine boarding, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization in its resolution MSC.448(99)...
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187. Calls upon States to continue to work together on a comprehensive approach to international migration and development issues, including through dialogue on all aspects of international migration and development;
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188. Also calls upon States to take measures to protect undersea fibre optic cables and to address all matters relating to such cables in accordance with international law as codified by the Convention;
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189. Encourages further dialogue and cooperation among States and relevant regional and global organizations, through workshops and seminars on the protection and maintenance of fibre optic submarine cables, with a view to ensuring the safety of this vital means of communication;
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190. Calls upon States to adopt, in accordance with international law as codified by the Convention, laws and regulations relating to the deliberate break-up or degradation of submarine cables or pipelines on the high seas by vessels flying their flag or persons under their jurisdiction;
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192. Reaffirms that flag States, port States and coastal States are all responsible for the effective implementation and enforcement of international instruments guaranteeing maritime safety and security in accordance with international law, in particular the Convention, and that flag States have a primary responsibili...
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193. Urges flag States that do not have a functional maritime administration or an appropriate legal framework to create and, where appropriate, strengthen the technical, legislative and law enforcement capacity necessary for the effective implementation, implementation and enforcement of their obligations under intern...
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194. Notes the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization on measures to prevent fraudulent registration of ships and the establishment of fraudulent registration registers, and in this regard also notes the adoption by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on 15 December 2021 of resoluti...
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195. Recognizes that the international maritime transport standards and norms adopted by the International Maritime Organization in the field of maritime safety, navigation efficiency and the prevention and control of marine pollution, together with the best practices of maritime carriers, have resulted in a significan...
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196. Notes that, since January 2016, audits under the Audit Programme of the Member States of the International Maritime Organization have become binding under nine mandatory instruments of the Organization, and that these audits are conducted in accordance with the framework document and procedures of the Audit Progra...
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198. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization in the area of passenger ship safety, and encourages States and relevant international organizations and bodies to continue to support activities, including technical cooperation, aimed at enhancing the safety of passenger ships;
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200. Recognizes that maritime security can also be improved through effective port State control, strengthened regional mechanisms, enhanced coordination and cooperation among port States, increased transparency and increased exchange of information through the widespread use of information systems, such as the Integra...
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201. Invites flag States to take the necessary measures to obtain or maintain the approval of intergovernmental mechanisms responsible for monitoring their compliance with their obligations and to verify, where appropriate, that port State controls are carried out on a regular basis in order to improve the quality of m...
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202. Notes with appreciation the important efforts of the International Maritime Signs and Signals Association to improve and harmonize maritime signs and signals with a view to reducing the number of maritime accidents, improving the safety of life and property at sea and improving the protection of the marine environ...
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204. Calls upon States to implement the 2030 Agenda, including Goal 14 on the sustainable conservation and use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and recalls that the goals and targets are integrated and interrelated;
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205. Notes the need for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for adequate, healthy and nutritious food, recognizing the central role of healthy oceans in resilient food systems and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;
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207. Recalls the commitment of States in the document "The future we want" to protect and regenerate the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems, to maintain their biodiversity by ensuring their conservation and sustainable use for present and future generations, and to effectively apply an ...
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208. Reaffirms paragraph 119 of its resolution 61/222 of 20 December 2006 on ecosystem approaches and oceans, including the proposed elements of such an approach, ways and conditions for its implementation and, in this regard: (a) Notes that the continued deterioration of the environment in many parts of the world and ...
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209. Encourages relevant bodies and bodies that have not yet done so to adopt an ecosystem approach within their mandates, as appropriate, in order to address impacts on marine ecosystems;
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210. Notes that, in paragraph 6 of resolution 2/10 of 27 May 2016, adopted at its second session, the United Nations Environment Assembly requested the United Nations Environment Programme to intensify its work, inter alia, through its Regional Seas Programme,
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211. Encourages States to consider continuing, where appropriate, directly or through relevant international organizations and in accordance with international law, including the Convention, the development and implementation of environmental impact assessment processes for planned activities under their jurisdiction o...
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212. Notes with concern the impact of climate change on the ocean and the cryosphere, including extreme sea-level fluctuations and sea-level rise, to which low-lying islands, in particular small island developing States, coastlines and coastal populations are particularly exposed;
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213. Takes note with concern of the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its successive reports, and recalls, in this regard, inter alia, its special report on oceans and the cryosphere in the context of climate change, as well as the summary for policymakers, the text of which was endorsed by t...
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214. Recognizes the importance of a better understanding of the effects of acidification and climate change on the seas and oceans, and recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States noted that sea-level rise and coastal erosion pose significant threats to many coastal regions and islands, particularly in d...
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215. Takes note of the conclusions contained in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, including its special report on global warming of 1.5 °C, that small islands, low coastal areas and deltas will be more exposed to the risks associated with sea level rise and extreme fluctuations in sea level ...
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221. Welcomes in this regard the holding of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the fourth session of the Confere...
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222. Notes with concern the serious impact on coastal populations of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones and associated storm surges, and calls upon United Nations entities and related organizations, including the World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, with t...
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223. Notes with concern that the acidity of the oceans has increased by approximately 30 per cent since the beginning of the industrial era 108 and that the continuing acidification of the world's waters at an alarming rate has a wide range of implications, and urges States to address seriously the causes of ocean acid...
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224. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States recommended supporting initiatives to combat the phenomenon of ocean acidification and the impact of climate change on marine and coastal resources and ecosystems, and in this regard reaffirmed the need for cooperation to prevent the continuation of this p...
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Calls upon States to act, in accordance with their commitment in the document "The future we want", in support of scientific data, to significantly reduce marine litter by 2025 in order to limit damage to coastal and marine environments;
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231. Takes note of the discussions held in 2016 at the seventeenth meeting of the Informal Consultative Process on Waste at Sea, including Plastics and Microplastics, during which it was stressed, inter alia, that the problem had increased considerably since the consideration of marine litter at the sixth meeting of th...
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234. Welcomes the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly, in paragraph 2 of its resolution 4/6, to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, subject to the availability of resources and on the basis of the work of existing mechanisms, to strengthen immediately scientific and techno...
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235. Also welcomes the decision of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in paragraph 1 of its resolution 5/14, to convene an intergovernmental negotiating committee to elaborate an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, with a view to completing its work ...
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236. Welcomes the activities of United Nations entities and agencies and relevant organizations, in particular the United Nations Environment Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Maritime Organization and other intergovernmental organizations, to address the sources ...
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237. Calls upon States to further develop partnerships with indigenous peoples, local communities, including coastal communities, professional communities and civil society to enhance understanding of the extent of the impacts of marine litter on the biological diversity, health and productivity of the marine environme...
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239. Notes the activities of organizations at the regional level to develop and implement regional action plans and other joint programmes for the prevention and recovery of marine litter, and in this regard also takes note of the revised Regional Action Plan on Marine Waste adopted in October 2021 at the Ministerial M...
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240. Also takes note of the work of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Association in sharing best practices, identifying innovative ways to finance waste management and promoting public-private partnerships to prevent and reduce pollution from marine litter, including the virtual workshop on nanoplastics in marine ...
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242. Welcomes the work of the members of the Group of 20 under the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision initiative to eliminate additional pollution of the seas by plastic waste by 2050, and urges other members of the international community to share this vision;
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243. Takes note of the adoption at the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development of the Bridgetown Pact, in which UNCTAD was invited, also on the basis of the Maafikiano in Nairobi, to assist developing countries in formulating trade and investment policies to contribute to the achieve...
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244. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to accede to international agreements to preserve the marine environment and its biological resources and to protect them from the introduction of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, marine pollution from all sources, including the dumping of wastes and other materi...
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245. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States have taken note of the serious threat posed by invasive alien species to marine resources and ecosystems and have committed themselves to putting in place measures to prevent their introduction and to manage their negative environmental consequences, inclu...
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246. Encourages States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments of 2004 117, and also encourages them to consider implementing the Guidelines for the Control and Management of Biological Landfilling of Ships with a ...
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247. Takes note of the activities carried out within the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Programme, and in this regard also takes note of the Mediterranean Strategy for the Prevention, Preparedness and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships (2022-2031) and the Strategy for t...
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248. Also takes note of the efforts of the International Maritime Organization to prevent pollution caused by ships, including the designation of special zones under the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as amended by the 1978 Protocol thereto, as amended from time to time 118, w...
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249. Notes that the global ceiling of 0.50 per cent applicable to the sulphur content of fuel oil provided for in annex VI to the International Convention for the Protection
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250. Welcomes the decision on the designation of the entire Mediterranean Sea as an emission control zone for sulphur oxides under annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, adopted at the twenty-second meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and the Prot...
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251. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization and the resolution on policies and practices of the Organization for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships 121 , and notes in this regard that the Organization has adopted an initial strategy for the reduction of greenhouse ga...
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253. Urges States to cooperate with a view to remedying the shortage of port facilities for receiving waste, in accordance with the plan of action developed for that purpose by the International Maritime Organization;
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254. Encourages States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the 2009 Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 124 in order to accelerate its entry into force;
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255. Encourages the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal 125 and the International Maritime Organization to continue to cooperate with regard to rules for the prevention of pollution from ships;
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257. Notes with concern the serious environmental consequences of oil spills or pollution events involving harmful and potentially dangerous substances, urges States to cooperate in accordance with international law, either directly or through relevant international institutions, and to share their best practices in th...
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258. Encourages States to jointly develop and promote, at the bilateral or regional level and in accordance with international law, including the Convention and other relevant legislation, contingency plans to address pollution and other accidents that are likely to cause significant harm to the marine environment and ...
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259. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Control and Cooperation 126 and the 2000 Protocol on the Preparation, Response and Cooperation in Respect of Pollution Events by Harmful and Potentially Hazardous Substa...
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260. Encourages States to consider becoming parties to the 2010 Protocol to the 1996 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage Associated with the Carriage by Sea of Harmful and Potentially Hazardous Substances 127;
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261. Recognizes that most of the pollution burden of the oceans originates from land-based activities and affects the most productive areas of the marine environment, and calls upon States to implement as a matter of priority the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Ac...
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262. Welcomes the continued implementation by States, the United Nations Environment Programme and regional organizations of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities, and encourages them to place greater emphasis on the link between freshwater, coastal zone ...
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263. Expresses concern at the increase in dead (hypoxic) areas and the proliferation of seaweed toxins in the oceans due to eutrophication fuelled by runoff of fertilizers to rivers, sewage discharges and the presence of reactive nitrogen from burning fossil fuels, which seriously affect the functioning of ecosystems, ...
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264. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to take the necessary measures at the national level as soon as possible to fulfil the obligations under the Minamata Convention on Mercury upon ratification and thereafter to ratify, accept, approve or accede to the Minamata Convention; 128
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265. Calls upon all States to ensure that urban and coastal development projects and related polderization activities are carried out in a responsible manner and in such a way as to protect habitats and the marine environment and to mitigate the adverse effects of such activities;
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266. Encourages States that have not yet done so to accede to the 1996 Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Dumping of Wastes and Other Materials (the London Protocol);
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267. Recalls the resolution adopted by the thirtieth Consultative Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Dumping of Wastes and Other Materials (the London Convention) and the Third Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the London Protocol, held from 27 to 31...
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268. Notes that the Contracting Parties to the London Convention and Protocol continue to work towards the establishment of a transparent and effective global mechanism for the control and regulation of ocean fertilization activities, and
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Recalls decision IX/16 C adopted at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Bonn, Germany, from 19 to 30 May 2008, 133 , in which the Conference, taking into account the ongoing scientific and legal analysis under the Convention and the London Protocol, inte...
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270. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States stressed their concern about the possible environmental consequences of ocean fertilization, and recalled the relevant decisions of relevant intergovernmental entities, and expressed their determination to continue to address this issue with utmost caution...
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271. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to accede to the regional seas conventions and protocols governing the protection and preservation of the marine environment, while noting the role of the Regional Seas Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme;
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273. Takes note of the work carried out by States and relevant intergovernmental organizations and bodies within the framework of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction and the contribution they make to it, of the...
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274. Welcomes the holding of the fourth and fifth sessions of the Intergovernmental Conference convened pursuant to resolution 72/249 and decision 76/564 from 7 to 18 March 2022 and from 15 to 26 August 2022, respectively, and takes note of the substantive discussions on all the issues identified by the Conference in 2...
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275. Requests the Secretary-General to convene the resumed fifth session of the Conference for 10 working days, from 20 February to 3 March 2023, by providing all necessary conference services, including documentation, parallel meetings, overtime, webcasting, coverage of meetings and press releases, as appropriate, dur...
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277. Also recognizes the importance of marine genetic resources research in enhancing scientific knowledge of marine ecosystems, in discovering potential uses and applications and in improving the management of marine ecosystems;
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278. Takes note of the work done within the framework of the Jakarta Mandate on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity 137 and the Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity 138 prepared under the Convention on Biological Diversity and, reaffirming its central ...
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279. Reaffirms the urgent need for States, individually or through relevant international organizations, to consider, on the basis of the best available scientific data and the precautionary principle and in accordance with the Convention and related agreements and instruments, ways and means of integrating and improvi...
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280. Invites the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to implement the voluntary specific work plan on biodiversity in cold water areas within the scope of the Convention, adopted in 2016 at the thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention 139;
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281. Calls upon States and international organizations to take urgent and further measures, in accordance with international law, to address destructive practices affecting biodiversity and marine ecosystems, including seamounts, hydrothermal vents and cold water corals;
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282. Calls upon States to strengthen, in accordance with international law and, in particular, the Convention, the conservation and management of biodiversity and marine ecosystems, as well as their national policies on area-based management tools, including marine protected areas;
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283. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States reaffirmed the importance of adopting zone-specific conservation measures, including the establishment of marine protected areas, in accordance with international law and on the basis of the best available scientific data, in order to preserve biological d...
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285. Invites States to identify measures that would enable them to achieve the Aichi Biological Diversity Goal 11 set out in decision X/2 of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and takes note of the announcements made by some States in this regard;
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286. Reaffirms the need for States to continue and intensify their efforts, directly and through relevant international organizations, to develop and facilitate the use of all kinds of methods and tools for the conservation and management of vulnerable marine ecosystems, including consideration of the establishment of ...
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288. Recalls that the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its ninth meeting, adopted scientific criteria for the identification of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas to be protected and scientific guidance for the selection of such areas in order to establish a rep...
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289. Also recalls that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has provided guidance to identify vulnerable marine ecosystems in its International Guidelines on the Management of Deep Sea Fisheries on the High Seas, and notes that the International Guidelines continue to support the implementation o...
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291. Takes note of the work of the International Maritime Organization in identifying and designating marine areas constituting particularly vulnerable maritime areas, recognizing their ecological, socio-economic or scientific importance and their vulnerability to international maritime transport activities; 142
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292. Notes with appreciation the work undertaken by the regional seas conventions for the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity and marine ecosystems, also notes with appreciation the adoption of the Post-2020 Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of Biodiversity and the Sustainable Manageme...
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293. Takes note of the Micronesia Challenge, the Caribbean Challenge and the Coral Triangle Initiative, which aim to establish and link national marine protected areas to facilitate the ecosystem approach, takes note of the multinational partnership in support of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, and reaffirms the ne...
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294. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States, recognizing the important economic, social and environmental benefits of coral reefs, in particular for islands and coastal States, as well as the high vulnerability of coral reefs and mangroves to the consequences of climate change, ocean acidification, ...
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295. Stresses the need to include sustainable coral reef management and integrated watershed management in national development strategies, as well as in the activities of relevant United Nations agencies and programmes, international financial institutions and the donor community;
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296. Reaffirms its support for the International Coral Reef Initiative, notes that the thirty-sixth general meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative was held online on 13 and 15 December 2021, and supports the programme of work developed by the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the area...
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297. Encourages States and relevant international institutions to strengthen their efforts to combat coral bleaching, inter alia, by improving monitoring to prevent and detect cases of bleaching, by supporting and strengthening responses to bleaching and by developing better strategies for the management of reefs in or...
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298. Encourages States to cooperate, directly or through relevant international bodies, in the exchange of information in the event of accidents involving ships and coral reefs and in the development of techniques for quantifying the economic cost of the restoration and non-use of coral reef systems;
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299. Notes that ocean noise can have significant adverse effects on marine living resources, affirms the importance of conducting rigorous scientific studies on this issue, encourages further research, studies and work on the effects of ocean noise on marine life, takes note of the work of States and relevant internati...
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303. Encourages States to continue their work within the framework of the International Maritime Organization with a view to gaining a better understanding of the extent to which improved navigation techniques, including the design of improved propellers, could reduce underwater noise in the oceans;
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304. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization to review the Guidelines for the Reduction of Undersea Noise from Commercial Ships to Reduce their Adverse Impact on Marine Wildlife and to develop, on the basis of the review, a draft programme of action to prevent and further reduce underw...
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305. Encourages States, through the International Maritime Organization or individually, to implement the recommended solutions in order to remove obstacles that have prevented the adoption and implementation of the current Guidelines by the sector;
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306. Encourages States, acting individually or in collaboration with other States or relevant international organizations and bodies, to continue their efforts to raise awareness and understanding of the oceans and the deep seabed, in particular the extent and vulnerability of deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystems, by d...
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308. Notes with concern that, taken in isolation or in combination, anthropogenic threats, such as the presence of waste at sea, collisions with ships, underwater noise, persistent pollutants, coastal development activities, oil spills and abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, may have significant adverse effects ...
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309. Invites all relevant organizations, funds, programmes and entities of the United Nations system, in consultation with interested States, to coordinate their activities with the regional and national marine scientific and technical research centres of small island developing States, as appropriate, in order to achi...
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310. Welcomes the adoption by the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, at its twenty-eighth session, held in Paris from 18 to 25 June 2015, of the resolution on the Second International Indian Ocean Expedition, a project that plays an important catalytic role in linking the Indian Ocean processes...
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311. Notes with appreciation the work done by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, advised by the Consultative Body of Experts on the Law of the Sea, in developing procedures for the implementation of Parts XIII and XIV of the Convention;
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